Living Democracy : Workers' and Soldiers' Councils in the German Revolution Of 1918-1919.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kets, Gaard.

Series:

Historical Materialism Book Series

Historical Materialism Book Series ; v.384

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Political activity.

Working class.

Soldiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Summary:

This book provides a new, bottom-up perspective on the radical democratic ideas, institutions and experiences of council politics during the German Revolution of 1918-1919.

Contents:

Front Cover

‎Half-Title Page

‎Series Title Page

‎Title Page

‎Copyright Page

‎Contents

‎Acknowledgements

‎Chronology

‎Abbreviations

‎Chapter 1. Introduction

‎1.1. The Foretold Revolution

‎1.2. An Overview of the Political Landscape

‎1.3. The Second International and the Roots of Council Theory

‎1.4. Historiography of the German Revolution

‎1.5. Research Questions

‎1.6. The Four Case Studies

‎1.7. Source Material

‎1.8. Book Outline

‎Chapter 2. Understanding Revolutionary Thought

‎2.1. What Are Revolutions?

‎2.2. An Ecological Approach to Social Movements

‎2.3. Scripts and Repertoires

‎2.4. Agents of Revolutions

‎2.5. Studying Concepts and Ideologies

‎2.6. On Intellectuals

‎Chapter 3. Berlin: Councils in the Capital

‎3.1. Introduction

‎3.2. Pre-History of Revolutionary Berlin

‎3.3. The Revolution arrives in Berlin

‎3.4. The First National Congress of Councils

‎3.5. Democratisation of the Army

‎3.6. Socialising the Economy

‎3.7. Councils versus Parliament?

‎3.8. Actors and Ecology in the Berlin Councils

‎Chapter 4. Munich: From Lively Democracy to the Council Republics

‎4.1. Introduction

‎4.2. Pre-Revolutionary Situation

‎4.3. The Revolution's Dress Rehearsal

‎4.4. The 'Shotgun Wedding' of a Unified Left: Kurt Eisner's Free State

‎4.5. A Tale of Three Drafts

‎4.6. Inclusive Democratic Politics - Constituting the demos

‎4.7. Electing a New Landtag

‎4.8. Power Vacuum and Council Congress

‎4.9. Revolutionary Right, Representation and Sovereignty

‎4.10. Councils or Parliament? - Revisited

‎4.11. Creating a Council Belt from Rhine to Volga

‎4.12. Conclusions

‎Chapter 5. Bremen: Working-Class Ideas in the Bremen Council Republic

‎5.1. Introduction

‎5.2. Historical Context.

‎5.3. The Council and Other Institutions

‎5.4. Constituting the Demos

‎5.5. Visions of Post-Revolutionary Society

‎5.6. Conclusions

‎Chapter 6. Hamburg: The Hamburg Workers' and Soldiers' Councils

‎6.1. Introduction

‎6.2. The Workers' and Soldiers' Council of Hamburg

‎6.3. The Revolution in Hamburg

‎6.4. The Councils and the Old Institutional Order

‎6.5. Political Parties and Trade Unions

‎6.6. Membership and Democratic Inclusion

‎6.7. Democratisation of the Army

‎6.8. Conclusions

‎Chapter 7. Democratic Life and Thought

‎7.1. Introduction

‎7.2. Establishing Councils, Actors and Ideas

‎7.3. Conceptualisation and Contestation of the Councils

‎7.4. Democratic Inclusion and Exclusion: Speaking Subalterns

‎7.5. Living Democratic Lives

‎Literature and Sources

‎Index

Back Cover.

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Other Format:

Print version: Kets, Gaard Living Democracy

ISBN:

9789004761872

OCLC:

1587894183